MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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